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Radio Production Technical

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a Shock Mount for?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

2. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Cycles per second
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Middle frequency sound speaker

3. How does a Condenser Mic work?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Cycles per second
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
From the peak to the trough

4. What is Mastering?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Making the sounds more usable.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Federal Communications Commission

5. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Cycles per second

6. What is Gating?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

7. What is Sibilance?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
S sounds - sounds that hiss
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Above 20kHz

8. What is a transducer?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

9. What is Editing?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Sending the sound where you want it to go

10. What are Plosives?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

11. What is a Cycle
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

12. C of O's Station ID
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
S sounds - sounds that hiss
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

13. What are the levels of tones
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

14. What is Mixing?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Middle frequency sound speaker
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

15. C of O's Station ID
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Making the sounds more usable.
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

16. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

17. What is Expansion?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

18. Electromagnetic Spectrum
High frequency sound speaker
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

19. What is Recording?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

20. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Decibels (dB).
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The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

21. What is Amplitude?
Business
Above 20kHz
From the peak to the trough
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

22. What is Nondestructive Recording?
Making the sounds more usable.
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

23. What does a Sound Wave look like?
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Middle frequency sound speaker
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24. A radio station is first and foremost a ________
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Decibels (dB).
Business
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

25. What is Sonic Panorama?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
High frequency sound speaker

26. What are the four dynamic processes?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Sending the sound where you want it to go

27. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Muting sounds above peak
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

28. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Sending the sound where you want it to go
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

29. What does a Sound Wave look like?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
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Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

30. What is Editing?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Below 20Hz
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

31. What is Gating?
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

32. What is a Tweeter?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Decibels (dB).
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
High frequency sound speaker

33. What is Amplification?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Federal Communications Commission
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Making the sounds more usable.

34. What is ultrasonic?
Above 20kHz
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Decibels (dB).
Low frequency sound speaker

35. What is frequency?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

36. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Cycles per second
Business
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
In order to get a new perspective on the project

37. What is Sonic Panorama?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

38. What is Infrasonic?
Cycles per second
Above 20kHz
Below 20Hz
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

39. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Business
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

40. What is Mixing?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
High frequency sound speaker
Cycles per second

41. What are the levels of tones
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
High frequency sound speaker

42. What is our hearing range?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

43. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

44. What is Routing?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

45. What is SPL
High frequency sound speaker
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

46. What does FCC stand for
Decibels (dB).
Above 20kHz
Making the sounds more usable.
Federal Communications Commission

47. What is a Tweeter?
High frequency sound speaker
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Muting sounds above peak
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

48. What is the Midrange?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Making the sounds more usable.
Middle frequency sound speaker

49. What is Destructive Recording?
Business
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

50. Electromagnetic Spectrum
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Business
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling